PlentyofpeopleinJapanaregoingbananasovertheMorningBananaDiet--somuchsothattherearereportsofabananashortagethereaseagerdietersgobblethemup.
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UndertheBananaDiet,sheexplained,"Youstartwithabanana,asmanyasyouwant,forbreakfast,withwarmwater.Youdon'thaveanythinguntillunch.Youhaveabasiclunch,whichcanbeanythingyouwant,evenpizzaandfries.Then(inmid-afternoon),youcanhaveasnack,whichcanevenbeasweet.Thendinner,whichcanbeanythingyouwant.Ithastobebefore8p.m.Nothingafterdinner,includingsweets.Then,youhavetogotobedbeforemidnight."
Co-anchorMaggieRodriguezwasskeptical,observing,"(Youcanhave)asmanybananasasyouwant(forbreakfast)Maybetheideaisyougetsofull,youdon'twanttoeatabiglunch,orabigdinner"
"That'spartofit,"Glassmanagreed."Bananasdohavefiber,andthey'regonnahelpfillyouuptosomeextent.Butstill,manypeopleweknow,nomatterhowmanybananasyouhaveforbreakfast,(if)they'retoldyoucanhavewhateveryouwantforlunchanddinner--youcouldbehavingaturkeysandwich,tryingtoloseweight,andthenallofasudden,youswitchtopizzaandfries--you'regonnagainweight.
"It'sarecipefordisasterformostpeople.However,forsomepeople,ifyou'reeating,let'ssay,lotsofsweetsthroughouttheday,andnowyou'retoldyoucan'thaveanysweetsexceptforonesmallsweetatthree(p.m.),youmightlosesomeweight.Also,forsomepeople,ifyou'reanemotionaleaterandyouover-consumethousandsofcaloriesatnight,you'regonnacutcalories(withthisdiet).So,forsomepeople,youmaylosealittlebitofweight,butformostpeople,it'sarecipefordisaster."
Glassmandubsit"afaddiet,"notingitgivespeoplerulestofollow,andsayingisn'tthestuffofaroadmapforlifetimeeating.
Sheaddsthewarmwaterwithbreakfastactuallyappearstobeagoodidea:"Somepeoplebelieveithelpswithdigestion.Andit'scommonforsomepeopletohavethewarmwaterinthemorning.You'reincreasingyourfluidintakeinthemorning,butthisdietgivesnoexplanationwhy(thewarmwaterhelps).
ThedietcaughtoninnJapanafterafamousactresstherelost26poundsonitand,Glassmansays,"Itwasputonsomesocialnetworking(Web)siteinandpeoplearegoingcrazy,andhalfthetestimonials,theycan'tevenfindthepeople.
"Forthemostpeople,bananasarenotamagicalfood.They'rejustnot.Theyhavefiber.Theyhaveprotein.Theyhavepotassium.They'reanexcellentfoodthatshouldbeincorporatedintoyourdietbut,justlikethegrapefruitdietorcabbagesoupdiet,there'snomagicalfood."
Also,bananas"havesomeresistantstarch.Thatisatypeoffiberthatpassesthroughyoursystemintoyourcolonwithoutbeingdigested.Thereissomenewresearchthatshowsitmightactuallyhelpburnfat.Now,evenifthat'strueand,let'ssay,itdoeshelpdothat,thereareotherresistantstarchesoutthere,inpotatoes,inbeans.Youstillcan'tover-consumeasmanybananasasyouwant,andyoustillcan'teatwhateveryouwant,includingsteakandfrieseverydayforlunch.
"Incorporatebananasintoahealthydiet.That'sthewaytogo.Butwestillneedwholegrainsandvegetables,"amongmanyothertypesoffood..component--type-recirculation.item:nth-child(5){display:none;}#inline-recirc-item--id-aad4ba36-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d,#right-rail-recirc-item--id-aad4ba36-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d{display:none;}#inline-recirc-item--id-aad4ba36-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d~.item:nth-child(5){display:block;}